Safety pin



Oct. 25, 1932. L. L. BAUITISTA SAFETY PIN Filed Feb. 17. 1932 Patented oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES LEOPOLDO L. BAU'IISTA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SAFETY PIN Application filed February 17, 1932. Serial No. 593,668.

This invention relates to a safety pin and it aims to provide a construction especially safe for use in connection with the clothing of a baby, since the pin point is normally protected and can be opened only forcibly, thus avoiding an operation in the event a baby should swallow the pin, fear of the baby being pinched by the pin, of the pin sticking into one if engaged in the dark or generally of the pin opening when undesirable.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawing illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawing Figure 1 is a view of the pin in side elevation,

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the pin,

Figure 3 is a front end elevation,

Figure 4 is a cross section taken on the line 44 of Figure 1, and Figure 5 is a detail section taken on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, designates the body of the pin which may be of celluloid, metal or any other preferred material preferably pressed or stamped into 30 shape. By way of example and as shown, the body may simulate a fish. Such body is generally open intermediate its ends and at the rear end has spaced walls 11 and at the forward end has spaced walls 12.

Within the body 10 a spring blade 13 is suitably soldered or otherwise fastened intermediate its ends.

The pin proper is shown at 14 being pivoted on a rivet 15 spanning the walls 11, such pin having a rearward extension at 16 in engagement with the rear end of the spring 13. The tension of such end of the spring always urges and maintains the pointed end 17 of the pin located between the walls 12 and thus protected so that the point 17 will not engage or be accidentally engaged.

The forward end of the spring member 13 is extended downwardly at 18, intermediate the walls 12 and terminates in ahook 19 which is engageable in a depression 20 of the pin. Portion 18 thus serves as a pin retainer and guard.

Due to the tension of the spring 13 and its coaction with the pin 14, even if the hook 19 should disengage the pin 14, that is move from across its path of opening movement, the pin 14 would not open but remain in the position shown in the drawing. In order to open the pin 14, a key or rod 21 is journaled as at 22 in the head 12, having a grip or knob as at 23. Such element 21 also has an enlargement at 24, which is movable against the retainer 18 so as to spread the same outwardly, so that the hook 19 disengages the pin 14, after which the pin 14 at the pointed end 17 must be forcibly moved out of the head 12 to an exposed positiomfor insertion into clothing or the like.

The outward movement of the retainer or guard 18 is permissible due to an outwardly deflected portion 25 in one wall of the head and a slot 26 through such wall.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A safety pin of the class described havmg a body, a pin member on the body having a point, spring means engaging the pin member and urging the pointed end thereof into the body, and retaining means engaging the pin and forming part of said spring means. 2. A safety pin of the class described havng a body, a pin member on the body havmg a point, spring means engaging the pin member and urging the pointed end thereof into the body, retaining means engaging the pin, and means operable to displace said retaining means so that the pointed end of the pin may be projected from the body.

3. A pin of the class described comprising a body, a pin member pivoted to the body, said body having spaced walls adjacent one end, the pointed end of the pin member being disposed between said walls, .95 a spring means having a retaining hook engageable with the pin adjacent its pointed end, said spring member also engaging the pin member and urging the pointed end thereof intermediate said walls.

4. A pin of the class described comprising a body, a pin member pivoted to the body, said body having spaced walls adjacent one end, the pointed end of the pin member being disposed between said walls,

a. spring means having a retaining hook enga eable with the pin adjacent its pointed en said spring member also engaging the pin member and urging the pointed end thereof intermediate said walls, and means 10 operable between said walls having a portion engageable with the retainer to displace the same so that the pin member may be projected.

5. A pin of the class described comprisin a body, a pin member pivoted to the b0 y, said body having spaced walls adjacent one end, the pointed end of the pin member being disposed between said walls, a spring means having a retaining hook enmgeable with the pin adjacent its pointed e said spring member also engaging the pin member and urging the pointed end thereof intermediate said walls, means operable between said walls having a portion engageable with the retainer to displace the same so that the pin member may be projected, one of said walls having an offset portionand a slot below the same enabling operation of the retaining portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LEOPOLDO L. BAUTISTA. 

